"What Portland is doing with organics is an area that we're very interested in, " says Nick Galus, a senior project manager with that city's solid-waste team.
This summer was the first since 1982 that the former Leicester City and Cambridge frontman has been without a senior club as a player or manager - but his work with BBC Five Live Sport means he has still been involved in football.
"The leasing idea seems ideal for local city councils and governmental departments running small fleets, " says Andrew Fullbrook, a seniormanager at automotive research group CSM Worldwide.